Đánh giá asus gtx650-dc-1gd5

With AMD GPU being a hit across the board, we see nVidia releasing an update of the GTX 650 Ti GPU with the BOOST edition.

I reviewed the GTX 650 Ti card last year but if you’re a regular here, you would’ve noticed that the benchmarks used are now different so the old GTX 650 Ti scores won’t be in the comparison.

This review was made possible by Asus

Here are some photos of the card – it looks just like any other Asus card with Direct CU II cooler.

Full details at the Offical Product Page

Here’s the GPU-Z detail of the card.

More details at the Official Product Page

Test Setup

Processor Intel Core i5-4670K RAM Avexir Core Series 4GB DDR3-1600 Motherboard ASRock Z87E-ITX Cooler Cooler Master Seidon 120M Monitor 40″ LCD TV Power Supply Xigmatek NRP-PC602 600w Casing Sharkoon Tauron Operating System Windows 8 Pro 64bit Driver GeForce 320.18

Benchmark

Metro 2033

Card 1080p (avg) 720p (avg) ASUS GTX 650 Ti Boost 44.5 76.5 MSI HD 7790 36.5 67.5 Sapphire HD 7790 OC 38.0 68.5 Sapphire HD 7790 OC+ 39.5 71.0 Sapphire HD 5870 Toxic 41.5 –

Unigine Heaven 4.0

Card 1080p (avg) 720p (avg) ASUS GTX 650 Ti Boost 32.4 61.0 MSI HD 7790 24.4 50.5 Sapphire HD 7790 OC 25 51.1 Sapphire HD 7790 OC+ 26 53.8 Sapphire HD 5870 Toxic 27.6 –

Resident Evil 6

Card 1080p (score) 720p (score) ASUS GTX 650 Ti Boost 6553 10564 MSI HD 7790 5619 9343 Sapphire HD 7790 OC 5748 9441 Sapphire HD 7790 OC+ 6125 10033

Just Cause 2

Scene Card 1080p (avg) 720p (avg) Dark Tower ASUS GTX 650 Ti Boost 66.62 116.94 MSI HD 7790 53.7 95.7 Sapphire HD 7790 OC 55.12 97.01 Sapphire HD 7790 OC+ 57.34 101.32 Desert Sunrise ASUS GTX 650 Ti Boost 87.24 116.94 MSI HD 7790 73.93 122.79 Sapphire HD 7790 OC 75.05 123.97 Sapphire HD 7790 OC+ 78.89 131.30 Concrete Jungle ASUS GTX 650 Ti Boost 53.01 68.25 MSI HD 7790 45.49 74.68 Sapphire HD 7790 OC 46.53 71.22 Sapphire HD 7790 OC+ 47.84 100.69

Temperature

Furmark Burn-in Test was used to stress the card. Fan settings are at Auto. Room set to ~25c.

Below is the full load details.

Card Idle(°C) Load (°C) ASUS GTX 650 Ti Boost 31 63

The Verdict

A GTX 650 Ti Boost costs about RM 150 more than the ~RM 500 HD 7790 cards. Getting about 25% – 33% by paying about 25% more is not a bad deal I’d say. It closes the gap between the GTX 650 Ti and the GTX 660.

Nvidia is almost done with their Kepler onslaught and the newly launched GTX 650 Ti is one of the final pieces of the puzzle. The card fills the void between the GTX 650 and the GTX 660 and will eventually replace the GTX 560 right now and later on, even the GTX 550 Ti once the price drops. We have Asus’ take on the card with its Direct CU II cooler taking up just two slots this time around, instead of three. Let’s see how it stacks up against the competition.

Design and Build Asus has gone with its own custom design with the PCB and has also added its DIGI+ VRM technology – that we've already seen on its motherboards – for a cleaner power delivery. The actual card is quite small but seems large due to the custom cooler on the front. Rather than designing a new cooler for the smaller PCB, which would mean an increase in cost, Asus has used the same dual-fan cooler that we’ve seen on higher-end cards like the GTX 680 and HD 7970.

Unnecessarily long?

You can connect up to four monitors with this card thanks to two dual-link DVI-D ports, VGA and HDMI. There are a few vents along the rear bracket as well, although it’s not needed since the cooler has an open design so the hot air escapes in the cabinet itself. The aluminium cooler has a copper base along with copper heatpipes to transfer the heat to the fins, which is then cooled by the two fans. The cooler extends the length of the card quite a bit - to 10 inches - so you’ll need a big cabinet to fit this in comfortably. The maximum power draw of the GTX 650 Ti is just 110W so you only need a single PCIe power connector. Nvidia recommends a 400W PSU as the bare minimum to properly power the card.